Verberie grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #18 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Verberie with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verberie.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Verberie than in Oise or compared French towns: 13 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Verberie sits above both Oise’s towns (4.1) and compared French towns (2.5) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Verberie: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Verberie is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Verberie walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8%
That puts Verberie below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Verberie has 1,600 jobs for 1,800 working residents, 0.9 per worker.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,600
jobs based in Verberie, 0.9 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median sale price of homes in Verberie is €2,358/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 132 sales of houses and apartments in Verberie from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,311/m² for the median of compared towns in Oise.
€2,358/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Verberie€2,358/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,288/m²
102
Apartments
€2,451/m²
30
€13.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.68 to €16.33/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Verberie sees fewer deaths than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Verberie is below both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 411 residents of Verberie died, against 340 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Verberie · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Compiegne
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chicn Compiegne
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of residents are 65 or over
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 18% are 65 or over, against 11% and 19% in the median compared commune of Oise. 27% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Oise 26%, France 30%).
40.1median age
VerberieOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Verberie has less crime per resident than 50% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 88 offenses in the graded categories in Verberie in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.0% of the index here.
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Family violence22
Vehicle theft14
Theft from vehicles11
Fraud23
Theft without violence9
Drug use7
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
88
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Verberie
Is Verberie safe?
It grades B− for safety, #24 of 56 in Oise.
Are schools in Verberie good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #26 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Verberie expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.81/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verberie grades C− for cost of living.
About Verberie
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Verberie is a commune of 3,898 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
3,898 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
